There are subtle ways to show your Christmas spirit. Then there’s Laura Stewart’s lawn.

Dotted across her property in Bridgewater, N.S., are about 100 blow moulds — hollow, hard plastic lawn decorations that light up from the inside. 

“We just love Christmas, and we love them,” said Stewart amid the glow of dozens of snowmen, Santas, candles, nutcrackers, candy canes and other assorted holiday staples.

Once written off as tacky and outdated, blow moulds are enjoying a resurgence in holiday displays across Canada and the United States.

Tens of thousands of people in both countries are members of blow mould groups on